Mukhtar Sahota

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Mukhtar Sahota
Birth nameMukhtar Sahota
Born Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Genres Bhangra, Fusion, Reggae, Rock, Rap
Occupation(s)Music composer, record producer
Years active1987–present
LabelsInternalmusic
Website www.mukhtarsahota.com

Mukhtar Sahota is a British Punjabi music composer and producer, [1] associated with the group Sahotas.

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After the 2004 tsunami in Asia and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Sahota produced the charity single "We Can Make it Better". A R Rahman arranged the strings. [2]

Sahota releases his music via his own label, Internalmusic.

Sahota has produced songs for a number of Bollywood films.

Albums produced by Mukhtar Sahota for Sahotas

YearTitle Record labelRef.
1986Urdas Karde HaMultitone Records
1987Giddha PaoMultitone Records [3]
1988Sahota BeatMultitone Records [4]
1989AajaMultitone Records [5]
1990Are You FeelingRough Trade [6]
1990IshkMultitone Records [7]
1994Hass HogiaIRS Records/EMI
1994Out of ReachIRS Records/EMI
1995The Right TimeIRS Records/EMI
1995SuniyeRoma Music [8]
1997DecadeKamlee Records [9]
1997Maa Da PyarKamlee Records [10]
1999BrotherhoodEnvy [11]
2001RevolutionEnvy [12]

Solo albums & singles produced by Mukhtar Sahota

YearTitle Record labelRef.
2002"Time Out (Album)" Feat. Lehmber Hussainpuri, Feroz Khan, Amar Arshi & Various ArtistsInternalmusic [13]
2004"4 The Muzik" Feat. Various ArtistsInternalmusic [14]
2005"Donasian" - We Can Make it Better Feat. Various ArtistsInternalmusic
2006"21st Century Jugni" - Arif Lohar Internalmusic [15]
2007"Unpredictable" - Lakhwinder Wadali & Wadali Brothers Internalmusic [16]
2011"Khazana" - Harbhajan Shera Internalmusic [17]
2016"Ishq Yaar Da Lageya" - Baljit Wadali & Wadali Brothers Internalmusic [18]
2017"Dil Di Kitaab" - Surjit Khan Headliner Records & Internalmusic [19]
"Jhanjharan" - Surjit Khan Headliner Records & Internalmusic [20]
2018"Sazaa" - Surjit Khan Headliner Records & Internalmusic [21]
"Changa Bhala Munda" - Rai Saab T-series [22]
"Electro Mirza" - Honey Mirza Internalmusic & Mate Melodies [23]
"Khaab" - Manleen Rekhi Internalmusic [24]
2019"Faqeeriyaan" - A Collection of Punjabi Poetry - Shammi Jalandhari Internalmusic [25]
"Dhun" - Sanhita Majumder Internalmusic [26]
2020"Gallan Pyar Diyan" - Surjit Khan Headliner Records & Internalmusic [27]
"Love Song" - Sanhita Majumder Internalmusic [28]
"Koka Ishq Da" - Debi Makhsoospuri Worldwide Records [29]
"Jugni Mastqalandar" - Arif Lohar & Fozia Hassan HSR Entertainment [30]
"Kamla" - Guru Sidhu T-series [31]
2021"Ishq Mera Sultan" - A Collection of Punjabi Poems - Shammi Jalandhari Internalmusic [32]
2022"Ishq Ne Kamla" - JDeep Internalmusic [33]

Films

YearFilmLanguageSongsRef.
2009 Blue (2009 film) HindiBackground Score (Punjabi rap, vocal, music and lyrics) [34]
Dil Bole Hadippa Hindi"Ishq Hi Hai Rab " - Track Melody Composition [35]
2010 Raavan Hindi"Thok De Killi " - Sukhwinder Singh, Am'Nico [36]
2012 Diary of a Butterfly Hindi"Jugni " - Arif Lohar [37]
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Hindi"Akhian tho Phull " - Arif Lohar [38]
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Hindi"Dukh Thor Ditte Jugni " - Harbhajan Shera [39]
2013 Heer and Hero Punjabi"Haule Haule " - Ranjit Rana [40]
2014 Jatt James Bond Punjabi"Rog Pyaar De " - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sanam Marvi

"Jis Tan Nu Lagdi " - Arif Lohar

[41]
2016 Saka - The Martyrs of Nankana Sahib Punjabi"Shaheed " - Nachhatar Gill

"Saka " - Kanth Kaler

"Tappe " - Shipra Goyal, Sonia Sharma

[42]
2018 Raja Abroadiya Hindi"Nazaare " - Nitin Kumar, Sanhita Majumder

"Bheete Nahin Rehna (Female) " - Simar Kaur

"Banke Saanse " - Sherry Khan, Sanhita Majumder

"Bhame England " - Karan Juneja

"Bheete Nahin Rehna (Male) " - Nitin Kumar

[43]
2019 Ishq My Religion Punjabi"Ishq Dian Peeran " - Nooran Sisters

"Kaleh Rang " - Arif Lohar, Sunidhi Chauhan

"Chori Chori " - Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam

"Rangi Gaye (Female Version) " - Jyoti Nooran

"Asool Vakhre " - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

"Laung Gawacha Reply " - Mika Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan

"Dukhan Di Kahani " - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

"Rangi Gaye (Male Version)" - Mussarat Abbas

"Rangi Gaye (Sad Version)" - Sultana Nooran

[44]
2022Saade AalePunjabi"Yaar Vichre" - Amrinder Gill [45]
2023 Vash- Possessed by the Obsessed Hindi"Jaan Nasheen " - Mohammad Irfan Ali, Sanhita Majumder

"Woh Tumhi Ho " - Yasser Desai, Palak Muchhal

"Munde Sentimental " - Pawni Pandey, Priyankaa Bhattacharya(Rap)

"Vash Title Track " - Shalmali Kholgade

[46]

Various musical projects

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